†Palaeolibellula zherikhini Fleck et al. 1999 (common skimmer)
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Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae
Full reference: G. Fleck, A. Nel, and X. Martínez-Delclòs. 1999. The oldest record of libellulid dragonflies from the Upper Cretaceous of Kazakhstan (Insecta: Odonata, Anisoptera). Cretaceous Research 20:655-658
Belongs to Palaeolibellula according to G. Fleck et al. 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 2041/1, a forewing (distal 4/5 of a forewing). Its type locality is Kzyl-Zhar Locality (PIN collection 2041), which is in a Turonian pond mudstone in Kazakhstan.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Kzyl-Zhar Locality (PIN collection 2041)
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